Down — and out: Jelavic will be allowed to leave Hull for a cut-price fee following their relegation (Image: Action)

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Nikica Jelavic has been told he can quit Hull City for a cut-price £3million.

The Tigers are prepared to take a £4m hit on the striker following their relegation from the Premier League.

And off-loading him to either Serie A side Napoli, Turkish big guns Trabzonspor or UAE outfit Al Ahli will wipe £3m off next season’s wage bill.

When Croatia hitman Jelavic made his £7m switch from Everton 17 months ago, there was a clause inserted in his contract that he would take a 30 per cent pay cut should Hull be relegated during the course of his three-and-a-half year deal.

But if the 29-year-old had opted to remain at the KC Stadium, rather than make it clear that he did not want to play in the Championship next season, he would still have been earning £30,000-a-week.